U15 AAA

Trevor Sprague will oversee both the Integrated and Female AAA programs in Northern B.C. Sprague has been involved in hockey in the north for over 30 years and has spent the last 17 years with teams in the BCEHL. He is entering his 11th season as the general manager of the Cariboo Cougars and seventh as the general manager of the Northern Capitals. Sprague coached in Prince George for over 20 years before moving to the management side of the game.  

During his coaching and management career, Sprague has won two provincial titles with the Cariboo Cougars’ U18 AAA team. Sprague is also a key driver behind the annual BC Hockey Winter Classic event that is held in Northern B.C. each winter. 

Mirsad Mujcin is in his ninth year coaching in the BCEHL. He believes that the BCEHL is beneficial to many young players in northern BC and has allowed them to play a higher caliber of hockey, while also allowing them to develop new friendships within the game they love.

Mujcin was born in Yellowknife, NT. During his playing days he was forced to move away to Edmonton to pursue playing AAA youth hockey. After his youth hockey days, he went on to play in the Western Hockey League and the ECHL. He is a certified collision repair technician and now is a shop manager with Craftsman Collision.

Riley Emmerson is entering his fourth season with the Fraser Valley Thunderbirds and seventh in the BCEHL. He is entering his first season as Manager, Hockey, overseeing the U18 AAA, U17 AAA and U15 AAA programs, while also serving as head coach of the U15 AAA Thunderbirds. Emmerson previously served as head coach of the U18 AAA Thunderbirds and spent three seasons with the Valley West Giants.

Emmerson began his coaching career as a player-coach with the Edinburgh Capitals of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) in the U.K. during the final season of his playing career. Before transitioning to coaching, he enjoyed a 10-year professional playing career. In 2005, he was selected by the Minnesota Wild in the NHL Draft and went on to play in the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL), American Hockey League (AHL), Central Hockey League (CHL) and EIHL.

Leichel Duerksen enters her first season as manager of operations with the Fraser Valley Thunderbirds and her first season in the BCEHL. Duerksen has been involved in minor hockey for 10 years, beginning as a volunteer in 2016 before becoming a team manager in 2018. She joined the Abbotsford Minor Hockey Association board in 2020 and has since held roles as U15 director, U18 director, second vice-president, U7 co-ordinator and U9 director.

Duerksen helped introduce the Buddy Check for Jesse program to the association and organized its first Every Child Matters Orange Jersey Hockey Game. She holds an honours diploma in community support work and social services and works as an education assistant program co-ordinator at Vancouver Career College. Duerksen is passionate about inclusion, mental health awareness and creating positive environments that support the development and well-being of athletes.

Shawn McQuistin embarks on his second season as general manager for the Greater Vancouver Canadians. McQuistin was previously with Richmond Jets Minor Hockey Association (MHA), from 2013-2022 where he served in head coach, assistant coach and skill development coach roles at the U11 and U15 levels. Since 2022, McQuistin has held the position of head coach with the Vancouver Thunderbirds MHA's U11 A1 squad.

The Richmond native is a full-time employee for the City of Richmond's Water Department.

Sinclair Kim is in his seventh season as a coach with the Greater Vancouver Canadians program, and fifth as head coach of the U15 squad. Hockey has taken Kim all over the world, with stops in South Korea and, most recently, Sweden. He has worked with players at all levels, from beginners to professionals. His passion is helping young players grow, both on and off the ice.

After growing up and playing hockey in the Lower Mainland, Kim continued his playing career to the college level. His coaching career highlight is having the opportunity to coach in different countries and experience different hockey cultures.

Steve Smith is entering his fourth season as a general manager in the BCEHL. Smith currently serves as the Director of Hockey Operations of Okanagan Mainline Amateur Hockey Association. Prior to this, he was the executive director of Kelowna Minor Hockey Association from 2017-2025, division director from 2010-2017, and a coach in the association from 2008-2017. 

The Kelowna native has compiled over 20 years of experience working in minor hockey in Kelowna.

Elgin Pearce enters his first season as head coach of the U15 Okanagan Rockets and his first season in the BCEHL. Pearce has three years of coaching experience, including roles with Vernon Minor Hockey Association’s U15 Tier 2 team in 2024 and RINK Hockey Academy’s U15 varsity team in 2025.

The Kelowna, B.C., resident played minor hockey with Burnaby Winter Club and a season with the Vancouver North East Chiefs in the U18 AAA league. He competed over four seasons with the Kootenay Ice and Medicine Hat Tigers of the Western Hockey League. Pearce continued his playing career while he attended the University of Calgary where he played four seasons for the Dinos. Professionally, he played parts of six seasons in the American Hockey League, ECHL and the Elite Ice Hockey League in the United Kingdom. Pearce works as an athlete development coach.

Troy Larsen assumes the role as general manager of the Thompson Blazers program for a third consecutive season. Larsen is an experienced member of the hockey community in Kamloops, having served as the Vice President of Kamloops Minor Hockey Association from 2011-2019, and the Director of Hockey Operations for the Kamloops Junior Blazers Development program from 2015-2021.

Originally from Fort St. John, Larsen attended University College of the Cariboo (now Thompson Rivers University) in Kamloops. Outside of hockey, Larsen works for Bell Canada.

The 2026-27 season will mark the third season in the BCEHL for U15 Thompson Blazers Head Coach Kyle Allan. With over 16 years of coaching in the Kamloops area, Allan has spent time at the U13, U15 and U18 levels. He is a member of BC Hockey’s Coaching Program and serves as the Regional Evaluation Lead for the North Okanagan area.

Allan holds a Bachelor’s of Education/Physical Education from Thompson Rivers University, and a Master’s in Educational Leadership from Vancouver Island University. Away from the rink, Allan is a high school teacher.

Jamie Fiset is entering his ninth year as the general manager of the Valley West Giants and brings an additional nine years of working experience in minor hockey with him. He has previously been involved with BC Hockey's Program of Excellence, including a stint as the head coach of Team BC at the 2016 WHL Cup.  

Fiset was a board member with Langley Minor Hockey Association from 2010-2014. He completed his Bachelor of Arts degree and Bachelor's Degree in Education at the University of British Columbia before earning his Master of Arts degree at Royal Roads University. Away from the rink, Fiset is a teacher.

Hunor Torzsok begins his first season as head coach of the U15 Valley West Giants. During the 2025-26 season, he served as the head coach of the U17 Greater Vancouver Canadians.

The Cloverdale, B.C. native played one season with the Valley West Hawks during the 2017-18 season before advancing to the Western Hockey League, where he played for four seasons split between the Vancouver Giants (2016-2019) and the Everett Silvertips (2019-20). Torzsok concluded his playing career with Simon Fraser University of the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League during the 2021-22 season.

Torzsok earned his Red Seal Certification from the British Columbia Institute of Technology and currently works full-time as an electrician.

John Delli-Carri enters his third season in the BCEHL as general manager of the Vancouver Island Royals. He has been a team manager with Victoria Racquet Club for over seven seasons, and has been an executive member of the association for eight seasons. 

In addition to his involvement in minor hockey, Delli-Carri has previously coached young athletes in soccer and ball hockey. Delli-Carri resides in Victoria and is the Storm & Wastewater Manager with the Municipality of Saanich.

Julien Phillips enters his first season as head coach of the U15 Vancouver Island Royals and his first season in the BCEHL. Phillips has six years of minor hockey experience and was head coach of Victoria Racquet Club’s U15 Tier 1 team in 2025. He previously served as an assistant and forwards coach with Peninsula Minor Hockey Association at the U15 and U18 levels from 2022 to 2024.

Phillips played minor hockey with Peninsula Minor Hockey Association and spent three seasons with the Peninsula Panthers of the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League. He has helped coach power skating, skills sessions and association teams since he was 15. Away from the rink, Phillips works in projects and equipment at The Butchart Gardens.

Greg Harding is entering his 10th season with the Vancouver North East Chiefs program and his eighth as the general manager of the program. The Surrey, B.C. native has been involved in minor hockey for 20 years, previously assuming roles with the Richmond Sockeyes of the Pacific Junior Hockey League (PJHL) and Langley Minor Hockey Association (MHA).  

Harding played his minor hockey at Burnaby Winter Club and Langley MHA before going on to play for the Delta Ice Hawks, Queens Park Pirates and Richmond Sockeyes of the PJHL. Harding also works full-time with Shadow Agency.

Ben Nottingham returns as head coach of the U15 Vancouver North East Chiefs for the 2026-27 season. Prior to assuming head coaching duties, he after spending the previous two seasons as an assistant coach with the U15 Chiefs. 

Outside of the BCEHL, Nottingham was an assistant coach with the Pacific Junior Hockey League’s Coastal Tsunami during the 2024-25 season, and coached at the U11 and U15 levels with New Westminster Minor Hockey Association during the 2022-23 season. 

The New Westminster MHA alum is the owner of Sauce Hockey Development, which runs spring teams and skill development groups in the Greater Vancouver Area. He currently attends Douglas College in Vancouver, where he is studying business management.

Steph Wagner enters her first season as general manager of the Vancouver North West Hawks and her second season in the BCEHL. Wagner has been involved in minor hockey for 35 years and has served as president of PCMHA since 2022 after working as a division manager in 2020.

Wagner has been an assistant coach with the Prospects Spring Program since 2025 and was an assistant coach with the Tri-City Predators U18 team during the 2025-26 season. The Surrey, B.C., native played minor hockey with Surrey Minor Hockey and Surrey Female Hockey. She studied marketing and communications at the British Columbia Institute of Technology and real estate trading at the UBC Sauder School of Business. Wagner works as director of operations for Fusion West Lacrosse.

Kellan Tochkin enters his first season as head coach of the U15 Vancouver North West Hawks and his fourth season in the BCEHL. Tochkin’s coaching experience includes roles with the Everett Jr. Silvertips, Vancouver Thunderbirds, Valley West Giants and Hollyburn Huskies. He also worked as a B.C. scout for the Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League from 2022 to 2025.

The Abbotsford, B.C., native played four seasons in the WHL with the Everett Silvertips, Medicine Hat Tigers and Prince Albert Raiders. He signed an entry-level contract with the Vancouver Canucks at age 18. He went on to play three seasons of professional hockey, including two-and-a-half seasons in the ECHL and his final half-season in Sweden. Tochkin holds a radio arts and entertainment diploma from the British Columbia Institute of Technology and works in hockey coaching and development.